1. An analysis of Australia’s carbon pollution reduction scheme
- Author
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Geoff Cockfield, Tek Narayan Maraseni, and Jerry Maroulis
- Subjects
Government ,Ecology ,Natural resource economics ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Climate change ,Pollution ,White paper ,Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme ,Deforestation ,Environmental protection ,Greenhouse gas ,media_common.cataloged_instance ,Emissions trading ,Business ,Computers in Earth Sciences ,European union ,Waste Management and Disposal ,media_common - Abstract
The authors review the decision‐making since the Labour Government came into office (November 2007). The Australian Government’s ‘Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme’ White Paper (15 December 2008) proposes that an Australian Emissions Trading Scheme (AETS) be implemented in mid‐2010. Acknowledging that the scheme is comprehensive, the paper finds that in many cases, Australia will take a softer approach to climate change through the AETS than the European Union ETS (EUETS). The paper assesses key issues in the White Paper such as emissions reduction targets, GHG coverage, sectoral coverage, inclusion of unlimited quantities of offsets from Kyoto international markets and exclusion of deforestation activities.
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- 2009